irresistible
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The orchestra is huge, the musical invention, irresistible, and the sheer scale of orchestral writing is downright heroic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
As Odysseus and his ship were sailing by the Sirens, he knew the Sirens’ song would be irresistible and — if he didn’t resist its allure — fatal.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
As a student in 1983, though, he starts exhibiting sudden involuntary movements and is beset by irresistible urges to shout horrible comments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Rachel Khong’s irresistible puzzle of a second novel suggests it is a mistake to think we can force complex, nature-nurture identities in a chosen direction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
The yards embodied everything Anna had heard about Chicago and its irresistible, even savage drive toward wealth and power.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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